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Show UTAH 467 PRESS ASSOC. E. 300 SO. SALT LAKE, v UT O iR ti ti 84111 Single Copy 25 I 1 Granite Board Miffed Over State Audit 449 Classes In Granite School District Exceed 30 Students, According To Report From UEA they need discussions with their teachers when they have questions or problems. When students are in crowded classes, they cant expect many of these conversations." The UEA president said Utahs increase in large classes probably means this state "carries the cheerless distinction of having tire largest classes in the ration "Often GRANITE PARK. Granite School District teachers 449 of 1,664 reported elementary classes with 30 or more students, according to the Utah Education Associa- tion's annual class survey. " size - . Statewide findings of the survey showed that 2,436 of 8,616 elementary classes in all 40 Utah school districts have at least 30 students. . -- one-on-o- ne - again. UEA conducted the class size survey Oct. 1, and data was gathered from 429 of the states 436 elementary schools. by Ralph H. Goff Green Sheet Staff Writer The survey also collected information on class size in middle, junior and senior high schools. Those results will be announced later this enrollment in each of the districts with that many can elementary students create difficulties for students and teachers," said UEA President Jim Campbell, who added: "These boys and girls are beginning their school lives, learning the basic skills that can carry them to success in advanced classes and in their careers. "Classes week. Wright Is City's New Councilman WEST VALLEY. Jerry Wright turned out to be right after all. On Nov. 4, none of Wrights supporters believed their candi- -' dates optimism about Tate votes" making a difference in his quest for city office. After the vote watch at City Hall had run into its second hour that evening, and Brent Andersons lead in the majors race continued to widen, the Wright camp went to bed thinking the Tate votes" would never come. They didnt wait long enough. It took 10 more weeks, but on Schools Are Getting Good Report Card Year-roun- d Five More Granite Schools Coming Aboard GRANITE PARK. "Were extremely excited about the five schools that have implemented d schedules and the five that are studying imnplementa-tio- n this year," staff associate Kenneth., G. McLellan. told members of1 the Granite Board of Education here Tuesday. "Personally, I think it is one of the most exciting concepts coming into education." Beginning last July, Jim Bridger, Copper Hills, Farnsworth, Fox Hills and Hillside schools elementary pioneered scheduling in the district, he pointed out. This coming year Bacchus, Beehive, Pleasant Green, South Kearns and Westbrook are slated to join them. McLellan, who is coordinating the pilot program for the district, presented an update to the board concerning how the program is working. year-roun- him were Accompanying principal David Adamson and and teachers Dixie Mackay Elizabeth Evans, all of Hillside Mackay pointed out that money Continued on page Continued on page 3 d year-roun- d year-roun- d r. Flangas Singled Out For Annual MCC Honor annual-Communit- Continued on page Viewpoint, pg. 2 years ago in the Murray Park amphitheater. Cast members include Jeff Sewell as Charlie Brown; John Arnold, Snoopy; Russ Wasden, Schroeder; Lonie Panhorst, Lucy; Linda Smith, Patty and Dale Boam as Snoopy. Others in the cast are Melissa Berry as Marti; Aubry Chapman, Sally; Marilee Evans, Freda; Scott Fellows, Shermy; David Larsen, Cindy Lew, Violet; Gary Mullinex, Franklin; Collin Porter, Pete; Kaylee Reilley, Lottie: Kimberly Southam, Lucinda and Kenny Sutton as Pigpen. Re-Ru- n; Tickets are priced at $4 for adults, $3, students with activity cards or children. Last years Spotlight Players production was a sellout, noted Johnson, and patrons are advised to reserve seats ahead of time. V 3 PARK. schools. The second significant discrepancy was in the definition of a classroom. The auditors counted in their report music rooms, multipurpose rooms, auditoriums, rooms, physical computer education activity rooms, laboratories and classrooms adjacent to facilities as additional shop classrooms. "Our position relative to these rooms was that they were not appropriate to be considered student ONeil classrooms," explained, "and therein was the conflict of difference." As a result of the auditors ruling, these rooms had to be included in the final determination. When the adjustments were made in Granites report, there was an increase in the number of schools that were out of compliance with Senate Bill 128. While district figures had earlier singled out Canyon Rim elementary as not meeting state standards, the new figures also added Roosevelt, Hill View, Libby Edward Moss and James Continued on page full-tim- WEST VALLEY. The first meeting of the year for the Wanning Commission here saw the of three departure commissioners and the replacement of one, with two more seats remaining to be filled by the City Council. Commissioner Sally Pando, who served only a few months on the board, has been replaced by West Valley resident Richard Warren Wilson. Wilson was sworn in last Thursday and will fill the remaining term of Pando, who submitted her resignation following her husbands employ- ment transfer out of slate. Last weeks meeting was the last for two other commissioners, Margaret Peterson and Ray retirement is a lot more fun than he thought it would be. Wendrich said that his frequent trips left concerned him the that commission was not up to full force and at times left the commission without a quorum. He also said that he felt concern about not being fully familiar with some of the issues that came before the commission during his absence. Newman Disputes Legislator Claims WEST VALLEY. All West Valley City vehicles are present and accounted for, says City Manager John Newman. Newmans comment comes in the wake of a news release by Rep. R. Mont Evans, a Riverton Republican, who charged that the whereabouts of 17 percent of the city fleet is unknown to city administrators. This is "totally erroneous," Newman told the City Council this week. Newman thinks Evans occasion. may be counting vehicles that the Wendrich, who has served for city has disposed of or sold at almost as long, also submitted his auction which had EX plates resignation, saying he found that assigned to them. Wendrich. Peterson, who has served since March, 1984, said she was her reluctantly submitting resignation because of increasing demands of her regular to employment. According she been had Peterson, contemplating resigning for some time, but was talked out of it bv city officials on at least one SEARCH IS ON: The search for the Green Sheet's Woman of the Year is officially under way. If you know someone who you feel should be honored, let us know. See announcement in Milestones. See Page 8 COMEDY: Green Sheet film critic Mark Cartwright gives a hearty recommendation to Robin Williams and his new film "Good Morning Vietnam." Cartwright's column is with our TV Log. See Page 6 KILLER: Diabetes and related diseases are now America's number one killer. Check out the alarming statistics in the Green Sheet Lifestyle section. See Page 2 B BUCKLE UP: A majority of Utah residents are failing to observe the state's seat belt and child restrain laws. The Green Sheet urges residents to "convert" to observance. See the editorial on our Viewpoint page. See Page 2 TAYLORSVILLE HIGH . . . Palty (Linda Smith), from left, Snoopy (Dale Boam) and Charlie Brown (Jeff Sewell) will all play In Taylorsville high's production of "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown." j Sports, pg. 4 Milestones, pg. 8 Happenings, pg. 3-- B 3 Three Planners Will Step Down Inside to LaRee Pehrson, immediate past president of the council, who presented the award, "There has never been anyone who has given so much to the community in terms of helping us raise our standards in such a short period of time." She went on to say that since Dr. Flangas has been affiliated with the group he has gathered all the figures to support incorporation. He attended every meeting with government officials prior to the incorporation effort. "In addition he compiled the facts to be presented to the Utah State Liquor Commission to help prevent the liquor store from being moved from the downtown area; worked for the past four years to get a better library here and researched a paper that contained figures from Salt Lake County that proves that Magna money is being spent elsewhere," she added. "Dr. Flangas has also served n Plan Master the County Pehrson continued, Committee, A production of Youre A Good Man, Charlie Brown performed two y gender. According 3 Snoopy And Friends Coming To Taylorsville elementary. Evans told the board that seemed retention student ' superior under theyear-rounsystem, with a minimum of review needed to bring students back on schedule. She also felt TAYLORSVILLE. Snoopy, students found changing rooms Charlie Brown, Lucy and the rest when they go on and off track of the Peanuts gang will appear and that teacher live in the Taylorsville high Little "refreshing" stress levels were apparently Theater when the schools lower. advanced drama students present "One thing we did not Youre A Good Man, Charlie anticipate, but which seems to be Brown, Tuesday, Thursday, good news, is we have had a Saturday and Monday at 7 p.m. reduction in the number of each night. The Spotlight Players producdisciplinary actions with fewer students using the school at one tion is under the direction of time," she noted. The numbers of Russell Johnson with students students being sent to the making up the production staff. is handled by principals office for fighting on Choreography down Cindy Lew; set design, Russell were playgro antially, she said. Wasden; technical, Mike Kartch-neDave Larsen is student director. Colleen Grant, accompanist, was a student in drama classes taught by Johnson at Kearns high some years ago, and played the lead role in his production of Bye MAGNA. Dr. Arthur Flangas, a in this area, and was made a Bye Birdie. She appeared as Lucy retired college professor, has been member of the council four years in the Murray Arts Council singled out for special recognition ago by unanimous vote after as the recipient of the Magna being involved in the councils attempt to incorporate this area. Community Council's 13th He was chosen from a group of Service Award. Dr. Flangas, who was a qualified people and presented tx research scientist on the academic a panel of judges from Utah Press staff of the University of Women who in turn evaluated of their terms in Wisconsin for 25 years, grew up them qualifications without name or . "Im con- -' cemed about what appears to be a punitive attitude on the part of the State Board," Lynn Davidson told fellow members of the Granite Board of Education here Tuesday. "A basement room with no windows and only one entrance is certainly not any classroom a fire marshall would approve," he continued. To count such intolerable classrooms is being short sighted on the boards part, he added. "Im greatly concerned about what kind of thinking is going on up there. They dont seem to know what goes on in an elementary school." Davidsons comments concerned a legislative audit of the districts report to the Utah State Board of Education regarding Senate Bill 128, otherwise known as the 70 percent occupancy rule. Assistant superintendent Riley ONeil explained that in that audit several discrepancies were noted by the auditors which had a direct affect on district positions. The biggest discrepancy, he noted, was that kindergarten students were counted by the e district as equivalency GRANITE UEA ELEMENTARY CLASS SIZE SURVEY -- GRANITE- 4 rather than half time, which resulted in a net decrease in Crossword, pg. 8-- B Television, pg. 6 , |